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AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from anti-Covid drug trial

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had…

Moon lighting: partial lunar eclipse to be longest since 1440

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years, which will bathe the Moon…

Bird watching for peace in Colombia

by Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse PLANADAS, Colombia (AFP) - As a bird perches on a telegraph pole, two young girls…

Apple to start letting people fix their own iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Wednesday said it will begin allowing people to fix gadgets they buy…

34,000 protest in Greece on anti-junta revolt anniversary

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people joined protests in Greece's two largest cities on Wednesday, marking the…

Novavax files for EU Covid vaccine approval

by Jan HENNOP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant Novavax has applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in…

Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - A critically endangered Sumatran baby elephant has died after losing half of its trunk in a…

US wants to produce one billion doses of mRNA vaccine a year

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States wants to produce one billion more doses of mRNA vaccines each year,…

Covax hits 500 million Covid-19 vaccine dose deliveries

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines has now delivered more than…

Australia looks to wall off sensitive tech from China

  by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Wednesday announced measures to ring-fence dozens of…

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